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3 wanted men nabbed in Basra

January 26, 2009 - 06:32:14

BASRA / Aswat al-Iraq: Police forces on Monday arrested three wanted men and seized weapons and ammunition during a security operation in the west of and central Basra, the media office of the Basra police said.

“Police forces waged a crackdown operation in al-Zubair and al-Janiena regions in west and central Basra, where they arrested three men wanted for terrorist and criminal cases,” the office told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The forces seized eight mortar shells, five hand grenades, two rocket propelled grenades, and four Kalashnikovs,” it added.

Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad.

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